markofthewise | Sokka the 35th

[It had been an unusually quiet day at the ~~Walton~~ Avatar house. Last night they had all exchanged their good nights. This morning they had all had breakfast together. But when dinner came around, one of their number was conspicuously absent. Electing himself to go yell at their time-dislocated buddy to come and eat. He didn't suspect anything, after all. Roku's staff was sitting off in a corner from when he came in earlier. But when Sokka knocked on the door and received no answer, he proceeded to push the door open...

And saw a sight he had seen before. An empty room. Back to the way it was when they first moved in, save for the paint on the walls. With a sigh, Sokka steps aside so Katara can see. This... this isn't going to be easy.

Hours later, Sokka will leave a message on the journals about it, opting to stick with writing to make things easier.]

Hey everyone. It looks like Roku lucked out and went home. Since he didn't get a chance to say it himself, thanks to everyone who was there for his birthday and stuff. You don't have to worry about him, though. He's got a big important future and is going to live to be an old man with kids. He'll even have statues in his honor. So yeah. ~~Still gonna miss him though.~~

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Yeah, he was. [Sokka even sort of faced that whole resenting him for not stopping Sozin when he had the chance.]

I'm fine, though. Thanks. [He says this not very convincingly. But mostly he just sounds exhausted.]

Guessing Katara isn't taking it very well.

[No. And probably won't take too well to them talking about her like this where anyone can here. So. Filter.]

She hasn't left her room since she found out.

[good thinking. Thank you Sokka.

And a slight sigh, at that. But this is just the kind of things that takes time. He remembers last time-- but that was Aang.]

I'm sorry to hear that.

I guess it'll just take some time. [....] It's hardest-- that you can't say goodbye, huh?

Yeah. And... the fact you know you won't see them again. Alive, anyway. I mean, I know Aang is his reincarnation and all. But they aren't the same person, really.

No-- they certainly seem to be their own person.

But better to have met once, than never. [it's entirely possible that he doesn't believe that, or think you believe it. Then again, it's just as possible that he does.]

Yeah, I know. [Sokka does believe it, for the most part. He doesn't regret knowing Yue. Just failing her.]

Did you talk to Roku much while he was here?

I spoke with him a few times ... [which is "much", for him] He told me a little more about the role of the avatar. Seemed interested in mushi. [that one story in particular]

He said he could see them. I guess it makes sense. Spirit bridge and all that.

Yeah.... his wasn't the only overlap, between worlds. [kinda makes him want to visit your spirit world-- but this isn't the time to go musing on comparative mythologies]

There's others, huh? [Not... really surprised. He'd be more shocked if there wasn't, really.]

A few. There seemed to be a pattern to it-- usually those with a spiritual connection to nature.

Or hell, just really bad luck.

Really bad luck? What does that have to do with it?

Ehhh, that's the only thing that really explains Sanji and Miu.

Maybe it's a dormant genetic trait, even in other worlds. [AND OH THE POSSIBILITIES THAT IMPLIES. Don't get him started.]

... huh. Good thing I don't have bad luck like that. Although there was that one time I ended up in the Spirit World for a day.

Did you? [aaaand you have his full attention]

....what was that like?

Well, I was kidnapped by an angry forest spirit. And it was all a little fuzzy for the most part. It was kind of like the regular world, only. Different. Aang says you can't use bending there, but that wasn't really an issue for me. There was other people there too, but they were just villagers the forest spirit had got too first.

I mostly remember that I really had to use the bathroom afterward.

[an amused snort] Huhh.

Kidnapped by a forest spirit... [sort of like falling into complete darkness after inadvertently killing a newborn god and waiting to die alone?

...except maybe not.] Why did it let you go?

Before we showed up, the Fire Nation had been through his forest. The soldiers had completely burned the place down, there was nothing there but ash. [And was Sokka angry about this? Very.]

Hei Bai - that's his name by the way - was taking it out on a nearby village each night. They asked Aang to try to talk to him, but he wouldn't listen and kept trashing the town and attacking Aang. So I uh, tried to go out there and help him fight it. Kinda didn't work out so well for me. The next night, Aang was able to show Hei Bai that even though the forest was gone, that it would still grow back and the animals would return. So I guess that was enough, because he let me and the others return to the regular world.

Edited 2010-07-16 01:20 (UTC)

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